"Lost" simply means that they were not enough of a priority to keep track of them. Whether or not they were actually misplaced, in light of the second article shared above, there is action that can be taken to help NYS offices to tighten up their practices. Although I generally am not a fan of...
I'm thinking that these applicants may have good standing to reach a higher court, in light of other situations like this one:
Mecklenburg Sheriff McFadden sued over concealed gun permits
Erie County Lost Pistol Permit Applications
Not sure I believe these applications were lost, but in any case, decent lawyers and good backing from deep pockets might shake things up for NYS. At least it could get the attention of SCOTUS on the dubious practices of our fine state with regard to 2A.
Until you're ready to do that, we need to care about every single tiny issue regarding 2A rights and fight tooth and nail to preserve every aspect of those rights. Each one of these victories represents a way of telling those people that they can go (hang) themselves!
I am cautiously optimistic about our ability to recover all those braces that were lost in rough seas!
Appeals court casts doubt on Biden administration rule to curb use of handgun stabilizing braces
While I believe this is a true glimpse into our future, I think this would be too cost prohibitive to be used on a large scale at the present time. I can see Big Brother deploying this technology in highly sensitive locations and for some big ticket events (New Year's Eve, Super Bowl, etc.)...
.223/5.56 Brass, fired once by yours truly. I'll say mixed head stamps because I haven't separated them, but it's really only two brands at this point. They are deprimed and tumbled. I didn't use any polish. $16 per 100 for the processed stuff.
If you want as-is, once fired brass to process...